Habs trade O’Byrne, acquire Bournival
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On Thursday, the Habs completed their first trade of the season, trading d-man Ryan O’Byrne to Colorado in exchange for 2010 3rd round pick Michael Bournival.
On Thursday, the Habs completed their first trade of the season, trading d-man Ryan O’Byrne to Colorado in exchange for 2010 3rd round pick Michael Bournival.
On Monday, the Habs placed F Dustin Boyd on waivers. The struggling forward has just 1 goal in 9 games this season while his -6 plus/minus rating is worst on the team.
The Habs stumbled this week, winning only 1 of 3 games, while the Bulldogs kept on rolling, winning their 3 contests.
Though the Habs were in Columbus on Tuesday night, they certainly weren’t in spirit as they dropped a 3-0 decision to the host Blue Jackets.
The Habs weren’t able to sweep the week, but managed to take 3 of 4 games to finish the month tied for 1st in the East while the Bulldogs got back on track winning both their contests, despite several injuries.
The Habs’ winning streak came to an end on Saturday night as they fell to the 15th ranked team in the East, the Florida Panthers, by a count of 3-1.
It was a tale of opposites for the Habs this week with both games ending 3-0, one loss and one win.
The Habs rebounded from a 3-0 loss Thursday night in New Jersey by defeating division rival Ottawa by that very same score.
Discussing the Habs’ defence has become a popular topic in recent days, so we’ve decided to give our take on some of the pending issues as well.
The Habs’ week didn’t start off on the right note as they lost in their home opener but the club rebounded well for back to back victories over the weekend.